We are definitely making headway with the WHUT video library! While I’ll continue updating the progress of WHUT’s video library clean up, I first wanted to outline some of the steps and accomplishments we’ve done thus far.

Consider this a flashback post since we fixed the shelf back in September.

CCBYSA. Photo: SpacerSaver_01
I still don’t know how the gear and chain fell out (you’ll see why later)

¡SPACESAVER!

I called the 1-800 number on their site: http://www.spacesaver.com/ and eventually got a call back. Fun fact: each region has a SpaceSaver representative and ours was Zach! I stated who we were (WHUT at Howard University); explained the situation (the gear and chain fell out. Apparently a common problem); and asked how much it would cost to fix it (our quote was $275). After talking with the rep, I had to schedule a time for when the SpaceSaver technician (Ron) could stop by. But before I could call Ron, I had to confirm with my supervisors at WHUT that this shelf should/could get fixed and we’d need outside help to do it.

When I got the thumbs up from WHUT, it was time for the shelf to get fixed!

Probably not, because who wonders that?! But this is what it looks like inside and it turns out we have a super rusted over axle. And since this shelving unit is from the 1990s, unless we want to update to the new, electronic compact shelving (which probably won’t happen while I’m here at least), there’s not much we can do about it now besides being gentle to Shelf A/B as we move it and keeping it clean.